Pope celebrates 80th birthday, invites 8 homeless people to breakfast [View all]

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The birthday breakfast took place in the Vatican dining room.

By Sheena McKenzie, CNN
Updated 9:24 AM ET, Sat December 17, 2016

(CNN)Pope Francis celebrated his 80th birthday Saturday by sharing breakfast with eight homeless people inside the Vatican.

The pontiff offered guests sweets from his native Argentina during the meal, which also featured pastries, meats, Nutella and orange juice.

The homeless people -- including six men and two women -- were chosen from area of St. Peter Basilica earlier in the morning, according to the Vatican.

They hailed from across the world -- four from Italy, two from Romania and one each from Moldova and Peru.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/17/europe/pope-80th-birthday-homeless/